Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-13

losing great many on the plains OF the
| Pan Handle. - poh
Smith left GAINESVILLE IN tweny,so
wagon for John Tinn's farm, 10 nhos
west Of there. When within mno
the place jackson said he was neaIy
frozen and could not live much Longer
| Smith put jackson In the wagon SUI
started for assistance, but, dark oomins
on. he lost his way. Finally Smith found
tbe house of a farmer named Hutchoook,
and was cared for. jackson was not found
until the next morning and was corpse;
Both OF Smiths feet and his right hanu
were frozen.
ooLpEsT IOWA WEATHER THIS pEoApE'
DupuouE, Iowa, Jan 17.--Reports from
the northern part Of Iowa give 5unuay
night as the coolest period In the present
decade, the temperature ranging All ,ne
way from 49, to 40' below. The WeatheE
is moderating, however, and the state =
recovering from the paralysis placed upon
business BY the cold. The list OF CASUAL
ties has grown somewhat, and later re-
ports, when the embargo upon travel IN
country districts is lifted, may swell the
! fatalities TO a considerable degree.
now AN ENdLlsHMAS SAVED HrMsEIF.
GRAND FonKs OAK, Jan. 17--An old
Epglishmap Lost in the blizzard, buried
himself in the snow and laid there all
night, and escaped with few touches OF
frost. The first train from ". faul SINGS
0 Wednesday arrived last night
Q VICTIMS OF THE BLIZZARD IN DAKOTA
Sioux FALLS, OAK, Jan. 17.-The
= eighth victim in this county OF the recen,
, blizzard was discovered yesterday. II
! was Eric Erickson, farmer six miles
from the.city. He was but short distance
E from his house hauling hay when tn'
y storm came. He was soon blinded BY the
. storm as was every one who was out IN u
and lost his way He Embarrassed th'
9 horses and unhitched the front portion o
y the bob sled, but was probably then to-
L muoh exhausted to do anything further
The horses were found next day, bu
y Eriokson's body cannot be found.
2 Henry Bliss, farmer near Montrose
Q .he next county, went to the barn TO d
n chores. His wife put light in the WIN
y dow to guide him back, but he neve
y came.
!. James Kennedy, who passed the nigh
v in hay stack, is but slightly frozen. III
wife and son who went out to lind hir
IN were both frozen, and the boys body ha
10 mot been recovered.
4. g. Grandstrom's body was found lai
At night. He was driving home from tai
ia city and being overtaken by the stori
NJ unhitched the horses and then ahar
doned them. He finally fell down in u
snow and persisted within 25 yards Of b
tx house. A German farmer, name III
th known, in Lincoln county, persisted viii
n attending to his cattle. Another farmt
be at Brandon and an unknown tramp wei
ay lost in the storm.
We 1t is estimated that over 5000 head
cattle in this county alone persisted ii u
re storm, Several railroad cuts were file
les with their frozen carcasses.
Nv FROZEN TO DEATH In MEMPHIS.
OF MEMPHIS, TENN, Jan. 1.-THE bliEzal
est which set in on Saturday morning if ST
on, and business ia almost entirely su
no pended. It is still Hleeting aud 4
en- ground is covered with ice TO depth
nd eight inches. There is much sutierii
eW among the poor MS coal has adyanc
:. from go to rs cents barrel in two do
IL and coal famine is threatened. A.
ne Davis, q local drummer Of this city, W
found dead this morning in a dingy
ca the negro quarter of Ball street where
ny is evident he had frozen to death.